Riverside, CA vs Bloomington, CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricRiverside, CABloomington, CA
Population319,06925,698
Median Household Income$91,045$81,640
Median Rent$1,914/mo$1,609/mo
Median Home Value$584,800$469,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income56%53.5%
Poverty Rate12.2%15.6%
Unemployment Rate4.9%5.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k535444*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,1801,113*
Median AQI8077
Good AQI Days /yr3946
Summer Highs94°F93°F
Winter Lows43°F44°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute31.3 min31.7 min
Hospitals4—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher22.121
College Degree Rate25.7%11.2%
Foreign-Born %22.4%30.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.4%+11.3%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Bloomington (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.